Lea Michele’s album Louder is now streaming on iTunes ahead of its release next week and featured on the record is a song about her late boyfriend, CoryMonteith.

Yesterday Lea took to Facebook for a Q & A with her fans where she revealed her favourite part of recording the album was: “Having the opportunity to be creative.”

“I have the opportunity to record for Glee every week but this experience gave me a chance to bring my own personal experience into the music,” she explained. “It was extremely cathartic and enjoyable!

“Recording for Glee is always so fast paced. This album gave me the opportunity to take my time and relax in the recording studio, and record the songs at my own pace,” she added.

Among those songs is If You Say So, a track allegedly written about Cory’s death.

View the lyrics

Break downBreak downBreak down

I was scared to death I was losing my mind(Break down)I couldn't close my eyes I was pacing all night, (Oh, no!)I think I found the light at the end of the tunnel (and my doubts)I couldn't find the truth I was going under

But I won't hide insideI gotta get out, gotta get out, gotta get out, gotta get outLonely inside and light the fuseLight it now, light it now, light it now

And now I will start living today, today, todayI close the doorI got this new beginning and I will flyI'll fly like a cannonballLike a cannonballLike a cannonballI'll fly, I'll fly, I'll fly like a cannonball

FreedomI let go of fear and the peace came quicklyFreedomI was in the dark and then it hit meI chose suffering and pain in the falling rainI know, I gotta get out into the world again

But I won't hide insideI gotta get out, gotta get out, gotta get out, gotta get outLonely inside and light the fuseLight it now, light it now, light it now

And now I will start living today, today, todayI close the doorI got this new beginning and I will flyI'll fly like a cannonballLike a cannonballLike a cannonballI'll fly, I'll fly, I'll fly like a cannonball

Break downI was scared to death I was losing my mindBreak downI gotta get out into the world again

And now I will start living today, today, todayI close the doorI got this new beginning and I will flyI'll fly like a cannonballLike a cannonballLike a cannonballI'll fly, I'll fly, I'll fly like a cannonballLike a cannonballLike a cannonballI'll fly, I'll fly, I'll fly like a cannonball